Design
Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng
London Design Festival: two ladders are joined by hidden hinges to create this adaptable slimline coat rack by Taiwanese designer Yenwen Tseng. More about Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng
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Interiors
Carlton Estate Agents by Matteo Bianchi Studio
Interior designers Matteo Bianchi Studio have installed a customised retro jukebox in the window of this estate agents in north London. More about Carlton Estate Agents by Matteo Bianchi Studio
Architecture
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects have completed the new extension to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which looks rather like the underside of a kitchen sink (+ slideshow). More about Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Video
Competition: five copies of Variations on Normal by Dominic Wilcox to be won
Competition: Dezeen and designer Dominic Wilcox have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new book that features over one hundred drawings of his "odd yet strangely logical" inventions (+ movie). More about Competition: five copies of Variations on Normal by Dominic Wilcox to be won
Design
Paralympic design: discus throwing frame
Discus-thrower Derek Derenalagi competes using a custom frame that's specially designed to meet strict rules for Paralympic athletics, which state that any equipment can be used so long as he can get set up and ready to compete within 60 seconds. More about Paralympic design: discus throwing frame
News
"Honduras sets stage for 3 privately run cities" - ABC News
Dezeen News: The government of Honduras has given the go-ahead for three privately run cities with "their own police, laws, government and tax systems", according to ABC News. More about "Honduras sets stage for 3 privately run cities" - ABC News
Dezeen Mail #117
A cross between a ladder and a staircase leads this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also contains the latest news, jobs and readers' comments.
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Design
Tint room dividers by Kristine Five Melvær
Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær has made a series of sheer silk room dividers in pale, graduated colours. More about Tint room dividers by Kristine Five Melvær
Promotion
designjunction 2012 at London Design Festival
Dezeen promotion: designjunction 2012 will take place at the Sorting Office, 21-31 New Oxford Street, London WC1 from 19 to 23 September during the London Design Festival and registration for free visitor passes is now open. More about designjunction 2012 at London Design Festival
Music video
Dezeen Music Project: special call out for tracks and performers
Dezeen Music Project is looking for original music tracks and performers to take part in Dezeen Live, our series of talks at 100% Design from 19 to 22 September during the London Design Festival. More about Dezeen Music Project: special call out for tracks and performers
Design
Two-handled tennis racket spotted at the U.S. Open
Dezeen News: mixed doubles tennis player Brian Battistone turned heads at the U.S. Open this week with a two-handled tennis racket his playing partner has dubbed "the alien". More about Two-handled tennis racket spotted at the U.S. Open
Architecture
New owners of Battersea Power Station pledge to finally redevelop London landmark
Dezeen News: the new owners of Battersea Power Station say their £8bn revamp of the site will begin in 2013, ending more than 25 years of speculation over the future of the London landmark. More about New owners of Battersea Power Station pledge to finally redevelop London landmark
Architecture
Five six towers with unfortunate likenesses
Following yesterday's story about a skyscraper that resembles a pair of trousers (above), here are some more looky-likey towers including one that readers have compared to a stack of toilet rolls and another that looks like a sex toy. More about Five six towers with unfortunate likenesses
Design
Simple Convenience iron by Laura Nelson
British product designer and recent graduate Laura Nelson has come up with a hinged iron based on a set of hair straighteners. More about Simple Convenience iron by Laura Nelson
Architecture
Frank Gehry establishes SCI-Arc prize with $100,000 donation
Dezeen News: architect Frank Gehry has donated $100,000 to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) to endow a new annual prize for the best graduate thesis projects. More about Frank Gehry establishes SCI-Arc prize with 0,000 donation
Architecture
Iwan Baan on "architecture without architects"
In a movie Dezeen filmed at his Golden Lion-winning installation in collaboration with Justin McGuirk and Urban-Think Tank at the Venice Architecture Biennale, architectural photographer Iwan Baan talks about how residents have built their own homes between the columns and floor plates of the unfinished Torre David skyscraper in Caracas. More about Iwan Baan on "architecture without architects"
Architecture
London Britannia Airport by Gensler
Architecture firm Gensler have released a conceptual proposal for a new floating airport for London, located in the Thames Estuary with terminals connected by underwater tunnels. More about London Britannia Airport by Gensler
Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arizona faces demolition
Dezeen Wire: a house in Phoenix, Arizona designed by the influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be bulldozed unless a new buyer is found or the city agrees to grant landmark status to the property. More about Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arizona faces demolition
Design
Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats for wheelchair basketball
The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More about Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats for wheelchair basketball
Design
One Handed Condom Wrapper by Ben Pawle
British designer Ben Pawle has come up with a condom wrapper for people with disabilities that can be opened with a simple finger-clicking action (+ movie). More about One Handed Condom Wrapper by Ben Pawle